Tipperary were the defending champions but were disqualified from the championship after fielding an ineligible player in their Munster semi-final defeat of Clare.
On 4 September 1938, Dublin won the championship following a 2-5 to 1-6 defeat of Waterford in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their sixth All-Ireland title, their first in eleven championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland triumph.
Waterford's Locky Byrne was the championship's top scorer with 4-5.
Teams
Overview
The 1938 championship featured no new entrants to the competition. Kerry, a team who had fielded a team throughout much of the 1930s, declined to participate in the Munster Championship.
J Coffey 2-2, N Wade 1-2, J Cooney 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, Burke 0-1, Barry 0-1, B O'Donnell 0-1.
Hennessy 1-0, Murphy 1-0, C Flanagan 0-2, O'Halloran 0-1.
Referee: J O'Regan (Cork)
Clare later objected to the victory as Tipperary had fielded Jimmy Cooney who was suspended. The objection was upheld and Clare were later awarded the game.